The elixir of looooove

Erin and I went to see Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore last night, and we had a really great time. I found opera an acquired taste when I first started, and there are certainly many operas that I would not suggest anyone new to the art form go see (I'm looking at you, Wagner). But this one is a perfect initiation if you are at all interested in getting into Opera. It's incredibly entertaining, relatively short, has aged well (read: it is still very easy to understand and empathize with, 150 years later), and has excellent music (I hadn't heard it before, and it's much better than I expected). The work is an opera buffa, or comic opera, which means it's basically a romantic comedy set to music. If you have nothing to do tonight pick up some tickets and go see it! I promise you won't be disappointed.